"The institutionalization of disabled people the barring of us from spaces, through structural or societal inaccessibility, all of these have created the perfect conditions for us not to be heard." @qjusttheletter on #DisabilityFilibuster 1/4
"and events, like this, support groups on Facebook, Twitter, other platforms, blogs, a lot of these have become places of agency...and I hope that nondisabled people look at these places of record as an archive of sorts," #DisabilityFilibuster 2/4
"for disabled thought and a public record of what we are saying. We are saying no to #BillC7 by and large, so much of our community is saying no to this. And I hope nondisabled scholars," #DisabilityFilibuster 3/4
"and laypeople alike really dig in and question themselves and their complicit nature if they're not fighting with us." @qjusttheletter 4/4 #DisabilityFilibuster
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We are very pleased to share with you that Senator Mary Jane McCallum will be joining us on the #DisabilityFilibuster this Friday March 18th.
You can watch Senator McCallum's powerful speech about #BillC7 here.
Last night after the vote in the House of Commons, Kory Earle, the President of @PeopleFirstCA shared his thoughts with #DisabilityFilibuster
I am going to tweet them.
If you don't know People First then you don't know disability rights history.
"I am deeply saddened today. I feel defeated. And I know you all do too. We tried so hard – SO HARD – to get the decision makers to listen to us. We got mad, we begged, we pleaded. And we were ignored."
"Today, we know that many important people in this country do not believe what we have been saying for decades - Nothing about us without us. Today, this decision clearly tells Canada that as people with disabilities we are not valued as equal citizens of this country."
Special honour now with President of @PeopleFirstCA joining us with a message. Please watch with us.
"We got mad. We pleaded and we were ignored....Today it feels like we have done a lot of work for nothing. This is a sad, sad day for us." @PeopleFirstCA
Join @erinunleashes , Author, artist, adventurer. She has a flying wheelchair and is doing a complete reading of her book, If You Really Love Me Throw Me Off The Mountain
"I'm a sex icon because I care." @erinunleashes talking about the objectifying gaze of inspiration porn, autonomy of disabled sexuality and sensuality, and invasive nature of unwelcome "helping" hands. #DisabilityFilibuster
Disabled people do so much work from hospitals and bed! @erinunleashes reading about her experiences with planning her show and having sepsis. #DisabilityFilibuster
.@biopoliticalph Whether it be data collection, Covid vaccines, housing or income security, disabled Canadians - who have been disproportionately dying from the pandemic - have been left out.
"Neo-eugenics bio-politics"
.@biopoliticalph is explaining what a total institution is and why nursing homes are total institutions.
This video is very helpful for anyone not familiar with the term. #DisabilityFilibuster
.@cloudylilbaby Transitioning from youth to adult home care there was no information anywhere.
Pre-pandemic lived on campus.
Went through three appeals. Had to be assessed constantly.
Talks about the how dehumanizing and degrading the assessment process is. #DisabilityFilibuster
.@cloudylilbaby Social worker came to home of her parents. Asked so what happens to people who don't have people in their life who can be back-up.
Social worker very non-nonchalantly said: Oh well then we would just put you in a home. #DisabilityFilibuster